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[ME., also forgetil, forzetel, for yetel; Not maad a forgetful herer, but a doer of werk. Wyclif , Jas. 1. 25. Look, Lucius, here's the book I sought for so: I put it in the pocket of my gown. Bear with me, good boy, I am much forgetful . Shak., J. C., iv. 3. 2. Heedle ; carele ; neglectful; inattentive. In plenty and fulne it may be we are of God more for getful than were requisite. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, vii. 24. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. Heb. xiii. 2 3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benumm not still. Milton , P. L., il. 74. And Love would answer with a sigh, "The sound of that forgetful shore [death] Will change my sweetne more and more, Half-dead to know that I shall die." Tennyson, In Memoriam, XXXV. forgetfully (for-get'ful-i), adv . In a forgetful manner. But since it is our duty not to violate the memory of our oppre ors, but silently, thankfully, and forgetfully to accept the oppre ion, we will commemorate only the king's restitution. South , Works, VIII. xiv.